Jonah 3:2

Jonah 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.”

Context of Jonah 3:2

1Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” 3So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk. 4Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Forty more days, and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

Jonah 3:2 word by word

ק֛וּם לֵ֥ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה וִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Ninevehנִינְוֵהnîynevêh · NinevehH5210
• the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• proclaimקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• to it the proclamationקְרִיאָהqerîy'âh · proclamationH7150
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I am going to tellדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Jonah 3:2

• Jonah 1:2“Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it, because their wickedness has come up before Me.”
• Zephaniah 2:13And He will stretch out His hand against the north And eliminate Assyria, And He will make Nineveh a desolation, Parched like the wilderness.
• Jeremiah 1:17Now, belt your garment around your waist and arise, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will make you dismayed before them.
• Jeremiah 15:19Therefore, this is what the Lord says: “If you return, then I will restore you-- You will stand before Me; And if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They, for their part, may turn to you, But as for you, you are not to turn to them.
• Ezekiel 2:7But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
• Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.
• Matthew 3:8Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance;
• John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”

Commentaries on Jonah 3:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And preach unto it the preaching - הקריאה את וקרא vekera eth hakkeriah, "And cry the cry that I bid thee." Be my herald, and faithfully deliver my message. The word in Greek answers to the Hebrew קורא kore : both signifying a crier, a herald, a preacher; one that makes proclamation with a loud and earnest cry. Such was John Baptist, Isaiah 40:3; such was Jesus Christ, John 7:18-37; and such were all his apostles. And such earnestness becomes a ministry…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Arise, go to Nineveh that great city, and preach (or cry) unto it - God says to Jonah the self-same words which He had said before; only perhaps He gives him an intimation of His purpose of mercy, in that he says no more, “cry against her,” but “cry unto her.” He might “cry against” one doomed to destruction; to “cry unto her,” seems to imply that she had some interest in, and so some hope from, this cry. “The preaching that I bid thee.” This is the only…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The second part of the book begins in the same way as the first part (see Jonah 1:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-102. preach ... the preaching--literally, "proclaim the proclamation." On the former occasion the specific object of his commission to Nineveh was declared; here it is indeterminate. This is to show how freely he yields himself, in the spirit of unconditional obedience, to speak whatever God may please.Read the comment

Topics related to Jonah 3:2

• Assyria
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In the dictionaries

• Nineveh
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• Lay
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• Jonah, the Book of
• Preacher; Preaching
• preach, preaching, preacher, proclaim, proclamation

Commentaries on Jonah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings